The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-10-05
uBlQUITOUs IsxAELITEs.
'Ehcir hdaptability to All climates ant
Conditions.

Conditions.
1t has frequently been remarked say.
! tue Jewish World, that the Jewish race
has wonderful power of adaptation tc
all climates. Jews are found in all parts
ol the globe, end seem to possess q very
remarkable faculty for acclirlatization
even under the most unfavorable circun.
stances. Mesopotamia is considered the
mother country of the Abrahamic family
as well as the cradle of the human race.
Some years ago small colony Of Jews
were foundin the ancient city of SEMINAR,
III the South of Mcsopotamia, and in the
vicinity OF ancient Babylon. OF the Sc
ycnty families composing the colony, one
claimed to be descended from King Joa-
CHIN, the rest from the house of Levi.
a colony of Jews appear to have settled
IN China about the beginning of the third
century Of tho Christian era, under the
dynasty of Han. In 1901 Father Con
zani, Ron al Catholic missionary, found
seven Jewish families near rci;u.
In 1856 Portuguese jew Of Amster-
dam, named DePavia, discovered sect
of Jews i'll Cochin China. According TO
tradition preserved among them, they
were descended from tribe af Jews who
had quilted Palestine on the destruction
OF the second temple. From their long
residence in Cochin they had become
completely bronzcd. These are not the
samo as the Malabar Jews. The jewish
traveller benjamin, sometimes called Ben
Iamln the Second, discovered n colony of
Jews, evidently Of Persian origin, in
tiindostan. They were known as "Bab-
ylonian Jews, on account OF their having
migrated from Babylonia. They oh
gaCI-.l tln nj ~, e t.
strictly avoided intermarriage with other
ScctS. In the beginning of the seven
tccnth century Il jewish colony settled
in Cayenne, in the West Indies, one of
the most inhOspitablc climates in South
America Cayenne was subsequently
conquered By the French, who made it q
penal settlement, and the Jewish colony
was forced TO retire to Surinam.
Notwithstanding frequent prosecutions
Jews are still found in Persia, moro cs-
pccially to the South Of the Caspian Sea,
where the soil is very fertile, but the eli
mate very unhealthy. Tie principal city
Is BalprOsh, whore about 100 jewish ia
miles reside in almost complete isolation.
They trade with their brethren in Great
Inrtary, and are engaged III the wool
and silk trade or IN the sale of citrons.
They, too, trace tlIeir origin from the
Bauylonian captivity; for, according to
a tradition still possessed among them,
their ancestors settled in Persia in the
time ot NobuchadncZZAr, and did not re-
spond to the appeal OF Ezra to return to
return to Palestine. Their mode OF life
resembles that Of the Pcroians in general.
They hold the beard in high esteem and
wcar long flowing robes. They have
several SynngCguCS, aud obtain scrolls OF
the law from B&gdUd. The celebrated
African traveller, Mungo Park, found q
colony of jewish families in the heart Of
Africa, about 800 miles from the coast.
1t is, no doubt, this popularity of the
Jewish race which induced French
writer on "Mcdical Geography - to ex-
press the opinion that sit is Questionable
whether the crossing Of human varieties
contcrs on the issue constant advantages
IN relation to the species, for the Jewish
race seems in "A wonderful manner cape-
ble OF adapting itself to every change of
climate, While others are scarcely able to
bear the least change"
The jew is found in every part OF the
world in Europe, from Norway to Glib
raltar; in Africa, from Algicrs co the
Cape OF Good Hope; in ASIA, from Co
chin to the Caucasus, lrom Jatla to Pekin.
He has pcoplcd Australia, and has given
proof OF la, powers OF accimatization
under the tropics, when people of Euro
pcan origin have constantly failed to
perpctuate themselves.